Macroom traffic bottleneck to be consigned to history as long-awaited bypass opens today

The N22, which links Cork city with Killarney and Tralee, currently passes through the town of approximately 3,500.

A section of the dual carriageway Image: Cork County Council TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN will open the newly built Macroom Bypass section of the N22 dual carriageway after almost three years of construction.

“The people of Macroom and surrounding areas are very excited about the long awaited bypass officially opening. It’s been a long journey with talks of the need for a bypass for the town going back to the 1970′s,” she said. This 8km section of new bypass includes a roundabout at the tie-in on the eastern side of the Cork town, a grade-separated junction on the western end of Macroom and a temporary roundabout allowing traffic to merge with the existing N22.Contractor Jons John Craddock JV commenced work on site back in January 2020 and completed the bypass ahead of schedule.

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